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it has been a big weekend for a vote 2012. one candidate dropped out today and two potential front runners went to the same stage in iowa. of the time he came here, he was bigger than a fried butter on a stick that everyone talked about at the state fair. it was wrecked. 's first political outing since -- it was rick perry's political outing since leaving north carolina. the focus was the economy. >> we need to be focused on jobs in this country. we need to be focused on getting our economy working again. >> jamarr, he hits the state fair and plans to spend a total of three days shaking hands hoping to connect quickly with iowa voters who will flex their political power when they have the first republican caucus in 2012. tonight, he was on michele bachman turf. she won the iowa straw poll. >> everyone came down to ames, iowa. we sent a message to washington that barack obama's time is extremely limited and that 2012 cannot come soon enough. >> she only beat ron paul by 250 points. tim pawlenty came in a distant third. he annou
it has been a big weekend for a vote 2012. one candidate dropped out today and two potential front runners went to the same stage in iowa. of the time he came here, he was bigger than a fried butter on a stick that everyone talked about at the state fair. it was wrecked. 's first political outing since -- it was rick perry's political outing since leaving north carolina. the focus was the economy. >> we need to be focused on jobs in this country. we need to be focused on getting our...
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we have a big debt. we cannot do it all with cuts. i would say to him that is not enough to win an election. even the people agree with that, he does not need to imitate fdr. he needs to imitate harry truman. he needs to be impassioned about this, and an impassioned person for the middle class. >> if you are liberal, you want to attribute his problems to style, cool, lack of compassion. i would suggest it could have something to do with the policies. he and the democrats were in charge of the country for two years. he had control of the senate and house, and what did he do? he doubled on external debt, did nothing about it. we're at a point where he told us he would be -- we would be out of the recession. he said at the beginning of his administration, if i have not turn it around in three years, it is a one-term proposition. he was asked about that and he did not have a good answer. three years are just about up. >> you might be right in everything you say -- >> i generally am. >> but the economy is not going to defeat barack obama b
we have a big debt. we cannot do it all with cuts. i would say to him that is not enough to win an election. even the people agree with that, he does not need to imitate fdr. he needs to imitate harry truman. he needs to be impassioned about this, and an impassioned person for the middle class. >> if you are liberal, you want to attribute his problems to style, cool, lack of compassion. i would suggest it could have something to do with the policies. he and the democrats were in charge of...
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>> i disaster to hit it will drag in the united states in a big way. it will not be contained to europe. a lot of the american financial institutions will have a paper affected by italy going down, the french banks and all that. the theory is that because it is such a disaster, it cannot happen. that is the logic of this, that europe, no matter what, might let greece go away, but italy -- whatever gets it necessary, they will prevent that. i am not sure its european central bank can save italy. it has the sense of a slow- motion car wreck, but it is just intolerable for italy. >> i don't think italy is going to go down to it has close to a balanced budget. it has a huge debt, and it has burlesque on a -- berlusconi, which is a big problem the immediate problem is in greece. as we sit here, we don't know what is going to happen in greece. >> can you draw a connection between the wall street protests, spreading across the country, and what is going on in europe? >> i can say that the street demonstrations in greece that a lot like the demonstrations here
>> i disaster to hit it will drag in the united states in a big way. it will not be contained to europe. a lot of the american financial institutions will have a paper affected by italy going down, the french banks and all that. the theory is that because it is such a disaster, it cannot happen. that is the logic of this, that europe, no matter what, might let greece go away, but italy -- whatever gets it necessary, they will prevent that. i am not sure its european central bank can save...
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i'm a big fan of charlie chaplin's. (laughter) i am rubber, you are glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you. as a president, the last time he ran with audacity of hope, change we can believe in, i'm not sure it will fly. what's this campaign's "yes, we can"? >> we have a political culture that doesn't seem willing to make the tough choices to move america forward. what's broken is our politics. some in congress would rather see opponents lose than america win. given the challenges we face we don't have time to play games. i know you're frustrated and i'm frustrated, too. >> jon: so i guess this time around the message is "i thought we could but it turns out the other guys are ass (bleep)s." (laughter) we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) welcome back! books. books. you may know them as the thing amazon tells you you might be interested in when you're buying d.v.d.s. (laughter) but did you know that books used to be available in what were called post office bookstores? well, they were. >> borders is
i'm a big fan of charlie chaplin's. (laughter) i am rubber, you are glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you. as a president, the last time he ran with audacity of hope, change we can believe in, i'm not sure it will fly. what's this campaign's "yes, we can"? >> we have a political culture that doesn't seem willing to make the tough choices to move america forward. what's broken is our politics. some in congress would rather see opponents lose than america win....
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could a really big guy get elected president? chris christie says his size is an issue with you and working on it. could his plus be a plus? while hit isn't it. he does better than barack obama than rick perry or anyone. what's wrong with him? even a outspoken guy from jersey. with us today, "new york" magazine, john hileman and rana foroohar and nia-malika henderson and david ignatius. we have a president and a congress getting no where fixing our generation economic prospects. we have chris christie swooned over for telling a reagan library audience that barack obama has to talk honestly about the big challenges. >> lead on the tough issues by telling your citizens the truth about the depth of our challenges. tell them the truth of the difficulty of the solutions. this is the only effective way to lead america during these troubling times. chris: barack obama is himself giving us a more from the straight from the shoulder approach. >> economies aren't growing as fast as they need to. and that affects us as well. and historicall
could a really big guy get elected president? chris christie says his size is an issue with you and working on it. could his plus be a plus? while hit isn't it. he does better than barack obama than rick perry or anyone. what's wrong with him? even a outspoken guy from jersey. with us today, "new york" magazine, john hileman and rana foroohar and nia-malika henderson and david ignatius. we have a president and a congress getting no where fixing our generation economic prospects. we...
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when we come back, big question of the week, with this president so vulnerable, are big-time republicans kicking themselves ning? whoever said that "less is more" is more or less mathematically challenged. less isn't more, it's less. and the only thing more than more is a lot more. which is exactly what i get at embassy suites. more space... more down time. more family time. -more me time. -more me time. -more me time. because the more more i have, the more i have to have... more. [ female announcer ] more room. complimentary drinks. free breakfast. embassy suites hotels. chris: welcome back. president obama's no better than even money for re-election according to most analysts which brings us to this week's big question, are any of the big-time republicans who passed up a run for president regretting it? >> one definitely is. mitch daniels, governor of indiana who wanted to run. only reason he didn't run was because of his family who held him back. to this day he's thinking, i can get in this race and win it. chris: gloria? >> i actually went to indianapolis and spoke with mr. daniels a
when we come back, big question of the week, with this president so vulnerable, are big-time republicans kicking themselves ning? whoever said that "less is more" is more or less mathematically challenged. less isn't more, it's less. and the only thing more than more is a lot more. which is exactly what i get at embassy suites. more space... more down time. more family time. -more me time. -more me time. -more me time. because the more more i have, the more i have to have... more. [...
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awfully big rock to roll up the hill. >> will we be there at this point next year? that is the question. i don't think we will. we will see gradual improvement. >> voters in battleground states are not happy about the direction of the country, and that is true in national polls as well. they don't like presidential leadership and so forth. the feeling is that the nation is in decline, our kids are going to be worse off than we were v. how do you run against that? >> it is against the grain of america -- we are by actual measurement the most optimistic people on the face of the earth. it is very much in the atmosphere, the environment of this campaign, the discussion that we could do what we used to do, whether it is building the interstate highway or anything else. it is a problem more for the democrats then for the republicans. the democrats are the party of government. to the degree that government is seen as not working, it does not hurt the republicans at all, because of they are the anti- government party. the democrats have to point out that some of the things
awfully big rock to roll up the hill. >> will we be there at this point next year? that is the question. i don't think we will. we will see gradual improvement. >> voters in battleground states are not happy about the direction of the country, and that is true in national polls as well. they don't like presidential leadership and so forth. the feeling is that the nation is in decline, our kids are going to be worse off than we were v. how do you run against that? >> it is...
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when we come back, big question of the week, with this president so vulnerable, are big-time republicans kicking themselves ning? chris: welcome back. president obama's no better than even money for re-election according to most analysts which brings us to this week's big question, are any of the big-time republicans who passed up a run for president regretting it? >> one definitely is. mitch daniels, governor of indiana who wanted to run. only reason he didn't run was because of his family who held him back. to this day he's thinking, i can get in this race and win it. chris: gloria? >> i actually went to indianapolis and spoke with mr. daniels about it. he says no regrets but i'm sure there are. i wonder if jeb bush is thinking about it right now? maybe there was enough distance between himself and his brother to possibly give it a run. chris: kelly? >> since they've taken two great answers i will say how about haley barbour to have a southerner if we don't get rick perry. chris: i don't know the reason why he's not running. i interviewed him last week. he's very sharp on all of the is
when we come back, big question of the week, with this president so vulnerable, are big-time republicans kicking themselves ning? chris: welcome back. president obama's no better than even money for re-election according to most analysts which brings us to this week's big question, are any of the big-time republicans who passed up a run for president regretting it? >> one definitely is. mitch daniels, governor of indiana who wanted to run. only reason he didn't run was because of his...
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they want the city to put a fence up separating big dogs from small dogs. not everyone agrees. >> it's nice to be able to have the dogs be able to play with little dogs, too. i don't see it being the most necessary way to solve the problem. >> some dog owners have approached the city's parks and recreation board but no official action has been taken to look at partitioning the dog park. >>> a mysterious light that could be seen from los angeles to arizona was most likely a fireball or a meteor. nasa scientists say the lie was a fragment of an asteroid about the size of a volleyball that entered the earth's atmosphere. many people saw the light move quickly through the sky around 7:45 last night. some people captured the event on camera. this is home video from phoenix. >>> the advertised cooling trend is pretty much right on track pushing back into the bay area. i have been watching the cameras and noticed the cloud deck clearing. san francisco still on the cool side, around 59 degrees. you can still see the fog hugging a a good portion of the bay area shor
they want the city to put a fence up separating big dogs from small dogs. not everyone agrees. >> it's nice to be able to have the dogs be able to play with little dogs, too. i don't see it being the most necessary way to solve the problem. >> some dog owners have approached the city's parks and recreation board but no official action has been taken to look at partitioning the dog park. >>> a mysterious light that could be seen from los angeles to arizona was most likely a...
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in 2012. >> a bevy of hold stars once again funneling big money at the president's campaign. we will run down the list. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the future of the country hangs on the debt debate. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. on paper, the debt thing is boring. and many americans aren't paying attention. but the controversy will define the future of the u.s.a. on one side, president obama, the democratic party, want america to become an entitlement state that compels social justice. financially supporting americans who can't o. won't support themselves. >> on the other side, republicans want a lean mean economic machine. the g.o.p. doesn't much care about providing money to those who have not. the party wants to drastically cut government spending and promote private business to bolster the economy. a new cbs poll says that democrats are winning the p.r. war. when asked how the debt negotiati
in 2012. >> a bevy of hold stars once again funneling big money at the president's campaign. we will run down the list. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the future of the country hangs on the debt debate. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. on paper, the debt thing is boring. and many americans aren't paying...
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iran is big. >> but my point is this. had he gotten russia to agree to i am foes tough, cripple sanctions on iran, we could have put a lot more pressure on iran. >> well, maybe you can convince putin to do it, but bush couldn't get anything out of him. >> i would not have given them their number one objective which is removing missile defense sites from poland unless i got something like that for it. >> you mentioned iran. nobody seems to know what to do with those people over there to stop them on their nuclear quest. what would you specifically do? >> well, several years ago i spoke at a conference in tel aviv and laid out seven steps. i will be try to be brief. number one, make sure we put in place crippling sanctions. number two, communicating on the ground in iran what the cost was of them of becoming a nuclear nation. they would be a suspect. and i'll get to the last one. number seven, you have to have a credible military threat. >> like what, a block aid? >> you have to have credible options that iran has to know t
iran is big. >> but my point is this. had he gotten russia to agree to i am foes tough, cripple sanctions on iran, we could have put a lot more pressure on iran. >> well, maybe you can convince putin to do it, but bush couldn't get anything out of him. >> i would not have given them their number one objective which is removing missile defense sites from poland unless i got something like that for it. >> you mentioned iran. nobody seems to know what to do with those...
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here's the big plan. if you don't go along with it, you're a job killer. >> the plan will be -- >> the lingo -- >> the big plan is more spending, which is intellectually and politically discredited is what he's trying -- [everyone talking at once] >> and pulling money out of the economy now pulls jobs out of the economy. >> we're spending $900 billion more than in 2007 [everyone talking at once] >> we have eye short-term jobs crisis on a long-term deficit problem. the deficit can wait. if ronald reagan would were here -- >> but a $1.5 trillion deficit isn't enough? >> you know -- [everyone talking at once] >> how much -- what percentage of the economy did he spent? the fact is it did work. it did work. >> never got on the 13% unemployment until world war ii! >> world war ii. government spending. >> eight years you want to start a war? [everyone talking at once] >> we need to mutt more money in the economy right now. [everyone talking at once] >> thank you. >> okay. let me in! if president obama can bring
here's the big plan. if you don't go along with it, you're a job killer. >> the plan will be -- >> the lingo -- >> the big plan is more spending, which is intellectually and politically discredited is what he's trying -- [everyone talking at once] >> and pulling money out of the economy now pulls jobs out of the economy. >> we're spending $900 billion more than in 2007 [everyone talking at once] >> we have eye short-term jobs crisis on a long-term deficit...
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somewhere in the world, tomorrow's big news story is already unfolding. a researcher is on the brink of a scientific breakthrough. a little-known fringe group is on the verge of making headlines. and on weta, these stories are being told right now because they will affect our future. our world is much more than just today's headlines, and weta lets everyone explore what's next so that we can take action now -- to learn more, plan an adventure, or even support a cause. >> it is very easy...
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the big part of this was the fact that they assumed that the bush era tax credits for the high earners would continue because republicans wouldn't let them expire on schedule. they said if they did expire on schedule, at the end of 2012, they might raise the outlook from negative to even. jim: but the stock market reaction has been crazy this week. end of the week a little bit up but is that all due to the downgrade -- >> no. no. a lot of it is hard for any of to us explain. it's the most volatile stock market that i've seen. alan greenspan said last weekend fundamentally this is not a credit event but a blow to the american psyche. i think the market was processing that on monday. at the same time we've seen declining consumer and business confidence, weakness in europe, in the european banking system. they have their own full blown crisis there. so the market goes down, then it recovers. the fed acts in the middle of the week and ben bernanke said we're going to keep rates low for two years. initially as they were releasing that announcement, first the market went down then it went w
the big part of this was the fact that they assumed that the bush era tax credits for the high earners would continue because republicans wouldn't let them expire on schedule. they said if they did expire on schedule, at the end of 2012, they might raise the outlook from negative to even. jim: but the stock market reaction has been crazy this week. end of the week a little bit up but is that all due to the downgrade -- >> no. no. a lot of it is hard for any of to us explain. it's the most...
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this is big money for detroit. and, yet, the president comes in and lecturing detroit about you need to build smaller cars. either of you can chime in here. how does that help america start working again when the chevy volt sold 120-volts in the month of july. 120. >> doing away with trucks. need to buy trucks. talking about fuel efficiency and what is going to sale and what sales on the global market. people want smaller more fuel efficient cars. not dictating it. not taking over the auto industry. >> he already did that, colmes. >> did he not. general motors not profitable thanks to the government saving it. >> this comment that he made. central economic planning. the auto industry, nationalizing the auto industry, largely nationalizing the banks. this is about centralized economic planning. this is what this guy is all about. it's all about wealth redistribution. by the way, laura, he he wants all of us driving a toaster oven. tiny fuel efficient cars when, by the way, detroit and every other automaker makes mos
this is big money for detroit. and, yet, the president comes in and lecturing detroit about you need to build smaller cars. either of you can chime in here. how does that help america start working again when the chevy volt sold 120-volts in the month of july. 120. >> doing away with trucks. need to buy trucks. talking about fuel efficiency and what is going to sale and what sales on the global market. people want smaller more fuel efficient cars. not dictating it. not taking over the...
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he needs to do something really big. there are really big things he can do not go the biggest single thing he can do is massive tax reform, a giant tax reform, eliminate all deductions, all exemptions, all tax breaks. if you do that, you can reduce tax rates in half. if you want to make revenue, you can reduce them by 1/3. that would have a huge positive effect on the economy. all economists agree on this. >> i do talking about mortgage interest deductions? >> yes, everything goes. the best thing he can do is to stand up to interest groups. >> if that happens, stand by for the tsunami. >> even assuming that you could do that, which i don't think you can -- all of it, anyway -- the fact is that the economy does not get better from its illness unless there are in fact more jobs because nobody is -- people don't have jobs -- who don't have jobs don't have income to spend. i mean, i think, really, the only choice obama has right now is that -- is a lot of a very populist rhetoric to get a real budget as a real tax increases
he needs to do something really big. there are really big things he can do not go the biggest single thing he can do is massive tax reform, a giant tax reform, eliminate all deductions, all exemptions, all tax breaks. if you do that, you can reduce tax rates in half. if you want to make revenue, you can reduce them by 1/3. that would have a huge positive effect on the economy. all economists agree on this. >> i do talking about mortgage interest deductions? >> yes, everything goes....
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and one big part of it, no small part of it, is, as mark said, who does he run against? elections are choices. it will be a referendum on obama's years in office but also a choice. that will be important to see who republicans nominates and how he stands up against that person. in addition -- it is 14 months away. we have seen how fast things can change. >> and mitt romney looked good in that debate, mark. >> mitt romney probably have the best night he has had on a national stage. but barack obama is over his head? how about sarah palin? if she over her head? michele bachmann. rick perry over his head? charles, there are people over there is fiercely underwater. >> last time i checked, neither of those people is president of the united states. >> undoubtedly -- if sarah had it in 2008. >> you had so many people trying to obstruct, obstruct this president. if he walked on water, they would accuse him of not being able to swim. >> the democrat opposes a republican who is in the white house, that is opposition. if the republic of both the democrat in the white house, it is
and one big part of it, no small part of it, is, as mark said, who does he run against? elections are choices. it will be a referendum on obama's years in office but also a choice. that will be important to see who republicans nominates and how he stands up against that person. in addition -- it is 14 months away. we have seen how fast things can change. >> and mitt romney looked good in that debate, mark. >> mitt romney probably have the best night he has had on a national stage....
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the big deal is really the deal they should make. i don't like the deal where we kick it down the road for six months. this is the time to make the deal. and i have to tell you, the republicans have the cards. people might not think that, but the republicans have all of the cards. and this is the time to get rid of obama care. this is the time to make the great deal. >> i've been following you on twitter, and you've been pretty aggressive about obama on the economy. you believe that he can't stop spending and that america has to stop spending. one of his beliefs, of course, is that he's got to get rid of these tax incentives for the rich. and look after the guys with no money. why would you oppose that as an ideology? >> well, you know, it's a different world today, piers, where people in this country can form companies in foreign countries, where they pay very little tax, much less tax. and once you start taxing -- and i'm not talking about me. but once you start taxing people that do create jobs and do createness create businesses,
the big deal is really the deal they should make. i don't like the deal where we kick it down the road for six months. this is the time to make the deal. and i have to tell you, the republicans have the cards. people might not think that, but the republicans have all of the cards. and this is the time to get rid of obama care. this is the time to make the great deal. >> i've been following you on twitter, and you've been pretty aggressive about obama on the economy. you believe that he...
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we have seen a big decaffeinated barack obama the last several years. all of a sudden we saw him with caffeine. >> talking about $250 billion of tax cuts. republicans like tax cuts. why would not -- what do they -- why what today vote for that? >> it is fascinating to watch them why they might not vote for it, because they do have to contort their arguments because they have supported these tax cuts before. these tax cuts are a favorite of the business community -- again, a friend to the republicans. so it would be difficult, i think, for some republicans to come to terms with voting against these tax cuts. and so many of the economists who look at this program say this is probably one of the most support elements of it because it does put money back in workers' pockets immediately and it does help small businesses instantly so it could have the best positive impact quickly. >> the chief economist from moody's analytics claims it would reduce the unemployment rate -- 2 million jobs. >> the key here is whether president obama will actually follow through
we have seen a big decaffeinated barack obama the last several years. all of a sudden we saw him with caffeine. >> talking about $250 billion of tax cuts. republicans like tax cuts. why would not -- what do they -- why what today vote for that? >> it is fascinating to watch them why they might not vote for it, because they do have to contort their arguments because they have supported these tax cuts before. these tax cuts are a favorite of the business community -- again, a friend...
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chris: this week's big question, will bill and hillary clinton play a big role in 2012? joe klein. >> so long as bill clinton draws breath, he will be a big factor in american politics. chris: the clintons, will they play a big role? >> they always have. >> selfishly i hope so as a reporter, i love to cover it. >> we need the juice. >> at the top, of course they will. there are still a lot of clinton partisans that harbor some resentment on thousand she was treated in the campaign. they may not be all in. chris: thanks for the roundtable. thanks for watching. roundtable. thanks for watching. we'll see you next week.
chris: this week's big question, will bill and hillary clinton play a big role in 2012? joe klein. >> so long as bill clinton draws breath, he will be a big factor in american politics. chris: the clintons, will they play a big role? >> they always have. >> selfishly i hope so as a reporter, i love to cover it. >> we need the juice. >> at the top, of course they will. there are still a lot of clinton partisans that harbor some resentment on thousand she was treated...
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it looks like it's still a big fight on that side. those two. >> i think it is a big fight. perry is wounded but not slain. not yet. he only needs one good debate in my judgment. one good debate and he turns it around. i'm not saying he's going to be the nominee. but it's a mistake to underestimate him. he can stay the distance. he has the money and as a campaigner, very good campaigner and he is at his core one tough hombre. and i was wrong about the possibility that he would get in the race. i didn't think he would get in. but since he's been in, i think he's been fairly impressive from his standpoint. that is, appealing to the core constituency of the party. and i know there are a lot of people say oh, my god, the party, rick perry, don't count this guy out. in terms of the debate, he's an aggie from texas a&m and one of their slogans is we don't always learn fast but we learn good. chris: let's say, can he turn it all around by next tuesday in that first big debate? >> yeah. somebody who raises $17 million in the last couple of months, clearly has an appeal within the pa
it looks like it's still a big fight on that side. those two. >> i think it is a big fight. perry is wounded but not slain. not yet. he only needs one good debate in my judgment. one good debate and he turns it around. i'm not saying he's going to be the nominee. but it's a mistake to underestimate him. he can stay the distance. he has the money and as a campaigner, very good campaigner and he is at his core one tough hombre. and i was wrong about the possibility that he would get in the...
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big. we start with some gop doubts about rick perry. michael steele is the former chair of the republican national committee. he's always be our republican national committee chair. and now msnbc analyst, ron regular kban is a political commentator. i want to show you some thoughts from governor perry. here he is going after president obama on jobs today in south carolina. he is hitting the circuit. let's listen. >> the real issue that is president's out there and he was on a jobs tour. this is the president to have united states that has killed more jobs in america than i think any president in the history certainly in my lifetime. [ applause ] i think the only job he cares about is the one he's got. >> of course, the president came into office in the middle of a recession when the country's bleeding jobs, hemorrhaging jobs. take a look at this chart from the bureau of labor statistics tracking month to month job growth. since january of 2008 until last month. the job list slowed down. lo
big. we start with some gop doubts about rick perry. michael steele is the former chair of the republican national committee. he's always be our republican national committee chair. and now msnbc analyst, ron regular kban is a political commentator. i want to show you some thoughts from governor perry. here he is going after president obama on jobs today in south carolina. he is hitting the circuit. let's listen. >> the real issue that is president's out there and he was on a jobs tour....
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something they could agree on and it would be a big deal. that's not where the president appears to be going at this point. >> bill: he doesn't seem to want to reform. >> he wants to raise taxes. >> bill: i don't know if the republicans want to reform it either. i haven't heard in any of the republican debates these people saying i have this plan to do a flat tax and this, that, and the other thing. >> >> flat tax is a little different because that's is a form of tax reform that would all but require a constitutional amendment to eliminate the income tax as we now have it. >> bill: still label it income tax but flat in the sense that things would be -- this is the percentage you pay and then you can't have this deduction, that deduction, we will phase them out. you have to phase them out. you can't do it immediately. the fair share thing is a philosophical argument. that's what it is. you know, one person's fair share is another person's, you know, you are not even close i want 70% of your income. you have no right to have that much money. y
something they could agree on and it would be a big deal. that's not where the president appears to be going at this point. >> bill: he doesn't seem to want to reform. >> he wants to raise taxes. >> bill: i don't know if the republicans want to reform it either. i haven't heard in any of the republican debates these people saying i have this plan to do a flat tax and this, that, and the other thing. >> >> flat tax is a little different because that's is a form of...